Staff Looking to get rid of some books as part of your spring cleaning? Or hoping to get more books to bring up the lake for your summer reading? Then you’ll be happy to know the “Friends of the Library” will hold its annual book sale tomorrow (May 25) from […]
Local News
Press Release Due to recent heavy rainfall, Highway 587 near Thunder Bay is closed at Joe Creek, 17 km south of Highway 11/17 (three km in from the Sleeping Giant Provincial Park entrance), due to washout. Repairs are underway. A timeline is dependent on the water level dropping. Meanwhile, Highway […]
It will be clear but cold tonight, with an overnight low of minus-two C (28 F) and north winds at five m.p.h. Tomorrow will be sunny, with a high of 18 (64) and low around six (43). Expect southeast winds at five-10 m.p.h. Saturday also will be mainly sunny, with […]
the OPP The Fort Frances OPP is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing teen. Madisyn DeGagne left her residence at 8 p.m. yesterday. She advised family members she was going for a walk with a friend and did not return. The last communication family members had was […]
Staff Hydro One customers in Halkirk, Watten, and Fairnington Townships, as well as Red Gut First Nation, can expect a planned power interruption tomorrow (May 24). The outage will start at 10:30 a.m., with power being restored by noon. Hydro One said the interruption, which will affect 527 customers, is […]
Press Release The Northwestern Health Unit is conducting a telephone survey with a random sample of area residents. The survey, which began yesterday, will be conducted by independent research firm Oraclepoll Research, based out of Sudbury, Ont. The short, anonymous survey is seeking information from those 18 and older about […]
Duane Hicks The community garden here isn’t just for growing vegetables and producing healthy, inexpensive food anymore—it’s going to provide a learning experience for local children. For the 2013 growing season, the Fort Frances Community Garden committee is planning a “Kids’ Garden Club,” which will start on Thursday, June 6. […]
It will be clear tonight, with an overnight low of zero C (32 F) and northeast winds at five-10 m.p.h., gusting up to 15 m.p.h. Tomorrow will be sunny but cool, with a high of just 16 (61) and low around minus-one (30). Expect continued northeast winds at five-10 m.p.h. […]
Staff The Rainy River District OPP would like to advise the public that Highway 502 remains closed to all traffic due to a road washout. The heavy rainfall over the long weekend washed out a section about 11 km north of the Highway 11 junction. The MTO has been advised […]
Staff This Saturday (May 25), activists around the world, including the Fort Frances area, will unite to take back their food. JoAnna Richards is among the district residents organizing a “March Against Monsanto,” targeting the American multinational agricultural biotechnology corporation which is a leading producer in genetically-engineered seed. “Basically, it’s […]
Staff The local Kiwanis Club will hold a “Spring for Spaghetti” dinner next Wednesday (May 29) to raise funds in support of its projects. The supper will run from 5-7 p.m. at the Little Beaver Cultural Centre. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for kids aged six-12 (those five […]
Press Release The Northwest Catholic District School Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Richard Boisvert to the position of director of education and secretary to the board, effective Sept. 1. Boisvert succeeds Mary-Catherine Kelly, who retires this year following a highly-successful career as board director. Boisvert brings an […]
